Anthony defense fights for private eye's cell-phone records

Regional Report

June 11, 2009|By Sarah Lundy, Sentinel Staff Writer

Casey Anthony's defense team is fighting to get private investigator Dominic Casey -- who once worked for the defense -- to turn over his cell-phone records, court documents filed this week show. Casey, who also worked for Anthony's parents, considers those records "privileged and work product." Anthony, 23, is charged with first-degree murder in the death of her daughter, Caylee Marie, 2. In November, Casey and another private investigator, Jim Hoover, searched the area where Caylee's remains were found Dec. 11. He later told investigators he got a tip from a psychic that Caylee's remains were there, but nothing was found. Casey Anthony's attorney, JosM-i Baez, wrote in the court papers that Dominic Casey gave "inconsistent stories" explaining why he was there.